Bigfork Valley Communities
258 PINE TREE DRIVE, Bigfork, MN, 56628
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 3 deficiencies against Bigfork Valley Communities in Bigfork, Minnesota at its most recent standard inspection on 2025-12-11, 1 of them arising from complaints. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 overall.
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
The last 10 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2025-12-11 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · F0732 · 2025-12-11 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0585 · 2025-11-14 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0676 · 2024-10-23 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2024-10-23 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0756 · 2024-10-23 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0758 · 2024-10-23 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2024-10-23 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0883 · 2023-11-15 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2023-11-15 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
Who owns Bigfork Valley Communities
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANSELMO, GREGORY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2025 |
| COOK, CLINTON | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2021 |
| COOK, GREGORY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/02/2014 |
| FREDRICKSON, KURT | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/28/2023 |
| GILBERTSON, CAROL | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2023 |
| HEINECKE, DANIEL | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2025 |
| KITTRIDGE, TERESA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/05/2025 |
| LAMONT, TOM | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/03/2019 |
| RAHIER, GORDON | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2021 |
| SALMELA, LARRY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/03/2017 |
| SEDGWICK, SALLY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/03/2023 |
| SURSELY, DAN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2019 |
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 245529.
Figures reproduce the state’s own totals and are not re-aggregated. Methodology · Report a correction